SIOUX FALLS is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Sioux Falls, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Sioux Falls is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $925 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $46,261 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 57% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Sioux Falls — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
47,100
- Gender balance
57%
- Male skew
57%
- Median income
$46,261
- 1-bedroom rent
$925
- Living wage
$41,787
- Transit fare
$2
- Rent trend
$925
- Most female-leaning zone
52%
- Republican
44%
- Independent
30%
The shape of the market
Even the most balanced zone, Southeast Sioux Falls, runs about 52% male — this is a male-heavy market top to bottom.
Sioux Falls runs about 57% male, sharpest in Downtown Sioux Falls (66%) and North Sioux Falls (62%).
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in Sioux Falls
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
About 30% register Independent or no party, well ahead of the 25% Democratic — so the partisan tilt is real but softened by a big unaffiliated middle.
South Dakota registers voters by party, and Minnehaha County (Sioux Falls) is Republican-plurality at about 44%, but the combined Independent and no-party bloc (30%) outnumbers registered Democrats (25%) — the most competitive corner of a deep-red state.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Minnehaha County needs about $41,800 a year just to cover the basics.
Sioux Falls’s one-bedroom rents are cheap and rising modestly, in step with the metro’s fast growth.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A Sioux Area Metro (SAM) bus fare is $1.50 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Sioux Falls | 9,605 | 52 / 48 | $46,438 | $1,074 |
| Downtown Sioux Falls | 7,610 | 66 / 34 | $38,825 | $862 |
| East Sioux Falls | 5,854 | 59 / 41 | $43,614 | $942 |
| Southeast Sioux Falls | 5,258 | 52 / 48 | $51,438 | $1,290 |
| Central Sioux Falls | 4,439 | 57 / 43 | $43,665 | $953 |
| North Sioux Falls | 2,490 | 62 / 38 | $44,919 | $1,092 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Sioux Falls, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- North Sioux Falls
SF 41st Fryn' Pan Family Restaurant
- Downtown Sioux Falls
Blarney Stone Pub - Sioux Falls
- East Sioux Falls
The Barrel House
- West Sioux Falls
Minervas Restaurant
- Southeast Sioux Falls
All Day Café
- Downtown Sioux Falls
Josiah’s Coffeehouse & Café
- North Sioux Falls
JL Beers
- Downtown Sioux Falls
ROAM Kitchen + Bar
- East Sioux Falls
The Attic East Bar and Grill
- Downtown Sioux Falls
CRAVE Food & Drink Sioux Falls
- Central Sioux Falls
Ode to Food and Drinks
- Southeast Sioux Falls
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
- Central Sioux Falls
18th Amendment Neighborhood Bar
- North Sioux Falls
Granite City Food & Brewery
- Downtown Sioux Falls
Wileys Bar
- North Sioux Falls
Tinner's Public House
- Central Sioux Falls
Crawford's
- North Sioux Falls
Falls Overlook Cafe
- Central Sioux Falls
22TEN Kitchen Cocktails
- Central Sioux Falls
Coffea Roasterie and Espresso Bar
- North Sioux Falls
Tinners Public House (North)
- East Sioux Falls
TARQUIN Argentinian Restaurant
- West Sioux Falls
The Attic Bar and Grill West
- West Sioux Falls
Thirsty Duck
- Southeast Sioux Falls
Billy Frogs
- East Sioux Falls
Roundhouse Brew Pub
- Central Sioux Falls
The Tavern Grill Sioux Falls
- Central Sioux Falls
Tommy Jack's Pub
- Southeast Sioux Falls
Murph's Burgers & Fries
- Downtown Sioux Falls
Coffea Roasterie and Espresso Bar